CLEVELAND — Ohio’s attorney general and the U.S. Marshal’s office are announcing the arrest of a fugitive who is accused of running a scam that collected millions of dollars in donations from people who believed they were helping U.S. Navy veterans. He is believed to be from New Mexico.

A man who uses the false identify of Bobby Thompson was indicted in Ohio in 2010 on theft, money laundering and other charges related to the Florida-based charity. He disappeared in June 2010.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Cleveland-based U.S. Marshal Peter Elliott announced the arrest Tuesday ahead of a briefing.

Authorities don’t know the man’s real name, but investigators have uncovered information that led them to believe Thompson may have lived recently in New Mexico.

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